Pregnant after IF

Anything for RE and staff?

If all continues to go well, next week will be my last appointment with RE. I have been going to him since June and have just come to appreciate his nurse and the medical assistant so much (he's okay, too, lol, but I definitely spent a lot more time with them!). Did anyone get the office staff anything on your last visit? I've already thought about sending them an edible arrangement after the birth, but feel like I should give them something as a token of my appreciation over the last 8 months.

Thoughts? 
Me (31) - PCOS with insulin resistance

4 rounds of Clomid = no response
IVF # 1 - ET (1 3AA, 4 frosties): 12/22 = BFP
EDD: 9/9/2014

Re: Anything for RE and staff?

  • I will do it after the baby is born.
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  • I want to do something, but not sure what yet. I figure I will wait until after the birth, then send a thank you.
  • I wanted to do something for them but didn't realize that I'd be graduating from them so quickly. My RE just asked that we send a picture of the baby when he/she is born.
    Me 29 DH 30 Unexplained IF TTC since wedding May 2012. IUI #1 11/5/13-BFN.  IUI #2 12/5/13-BFN. IUI #3-12/30/14. All three with Femara CD 3-7 and Ovidrel trigger. +HPT 1/13/14 First +ever!!! Beta #1 195 Beta #2 1/15-533. Ultrasound on 2/4 showed one bean. EDD 9/22/14. Team Green turned Team Blue-Baby Conner arrived on 9/19/14.



  • My RE is really cool. He likes updates and likes to see the babies afterwards. I just sent him an email after our a/s letting him know we're having two girls. When the girls are a few months old we'll call ahead to plan a time to stop by, bring goodies and let them see the babies.

    It was really bittersweet leaving my RE's office!

  • I sent a thank you card after 13 week NT scan with a heartfelt, mushy note thanking them for the three years of hope, underdtanding, support, and tissues!
    Actively TTC since 01/11
    Me: 06/12 Dx w/ IR PCOS (rx 2000 metformin) DH: SA all clear; looking good
    06/12-10/12- Clomid/Femara + trigger + TI + P4 = 3 BFNs, hysteroscopy, polypectomy, D&C
    11/12 - 7.5 mg Femara + trigger + IUI + P4 = BFN
    12/12 - Surprise BFP ectopic (MTX 01/13)
    04/13 - Off the Bench! 7.5 mg Femara + trigger + IUI #2 + estradiol + P4 = BFN
    05/13 Clear HSG-5 mg Femara + Menopur + trigger + IUI #3 + P4 = BFP ectopic (MTX 07/03 & 07/11)
    07/23 emergency lap to remove ectopic mass and left tube
    10/13 5mg Femara + Menopur + trigger + TI(follie on left/no IUI)=BFN
    11/13 Same as above but BFP!
    Beta #1 12dpo-51     Beta #2 15dpo-178
    12/5- There's something in my ute!!
    Keaton Alexander is here 07/24/2014 !!
  • i wanted to bake something and take it with me on my last appt before i graduated, but i was super nervous the days leading up to the appt and then the nausea didnt help at all. i probably might just wait until we have the twins.. or maybe drop off some dessert before we move in a couple months.
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    Me: 27 High FSH (POF?) DH: 33 Slightly Low Morphology / Married Aug '08 TTC since 7/2009
    6 rounds of clomid = no luck
    IVF w/ ICSI & AZH #1 - Jan/2011 = ET cancelled OHSS
    FET #1 & #2 - March/2011 & June/2011 = Chemical Preg.
    IVF w/ Half ICSI #2 New RE - May/2012 = BFN!
    May '12 - Sep '13 - Took A Break
    Dec '13 IVF w/ Half ICSI #3!!!!! Switched RE
    Protocol - Lupron trigger/Follistim/Ganirelix/Estrace/Vivelle/Crinone
    12/27 - BFP! TWINS! EDD 9/3/14 ...Team PURPLE!
    6/27/14 - Emergency C/S @ 30w2d - Baby A 2lb 14oz, Baby B 2lb 11 oz
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  • I plan to do something nice after the birth. Edible arrangement or flowers. Meanwhile I write emails to my RE when we have a milestone appt. or news. She "loves the updates" so I keep sending'em.

    I also hope to arrange a newborn visit! We used an egg donor through their clinic and they all seemed rather endeared to her, so I think they'd love to see the the baby for that reason too!
    Lil'mamaz was born on Aug 21, 2014! She's PERFECT!

    It's been a long road to here...
    Me (43) and J (45) - same sex couple. And we don't feel 40+!
    June'12 - First RE Visit
    Sept. '12 - Tubes removed
    Dec. '12 - Donor Egg/Donor Sperm IVF Cycle - 4 good embies!
    Dec. '12 - Fresh transfer, BFP! EDD 8/29/13
    Mar. '13 - Missed m/c at 16w1d, baby boy stopped growing at 15w4d
    Loss due to umbilical cord clot...baby was perfect. :(
    Jul '13 - FET#1 - c/p
    Sept. '13 - FET#2 - BFN
    Dec.' 2, 2013 - FET#3 with our last chance embie - BFP!!!
    Dec' 26, 2013 - hb!!
    EDD 8/20/14 with a baby girl!
    Little S was born on 8/21/14 - 8lb, 14 oz and 20 inches long.
    We live in Seattle and used SRM for our donor egg IVF cycle


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  • Im going to send a thank you card once I hit 2nd tri...and then I'll send flowers/an edible arrangement from us and the baby after the birth.
    {Me:27, Dx:PCOS, LPD, & rob(14;15)}
    {DH:31 all clear, "super sperm"}
    Ecstatically married July 30, 2011--TTC since Jan 2013:::Baby #1 due 9/11, Conceived on cycle #5 of Femara + Hcg + IUI
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  • I became really close with my nurse at my old clinic throughout my journey and sent her a Cookies By Design bouquet of all nurse/medical cookies. It was super cute, and she absolutely loved it! I didn't send anything to the doc, cause I didn't have success with them. I think anything you do would be greatly appreciated! 
             

            

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  • I went a couple days before Christmas for our last appt and so I made Christmas cookies for them and they said my RE ate like 4 at one time.

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    Age: Me 26, DH 27, Married Oct. 10, 2009
    TTC#1 since March 2012
    Diagnosis: Anovulatory
    Nov&Dec-Provera because of no period after 35+ days
    First RE appt 1/10/2013
    Tests: TSH (normal), Prolactin (normal), SA (very slightly abnormal- RE not concerned)
     Hysteroscopy (normal) and PCOS labs (negative/normal) 1/15/2013 <br>
    April-October, 2013: Femara + Trigger + IUI#1-6= BFN <br>
    11/13/13- BFP
    Beta- 932
    U/S#1- 12/3/13 6w6d- Heart beat of 142-singleton- Most beautiful sound I have ever heard!
    U/S#2- 12/23/13 9w5d
    2/20/14: Perfect a/s and we are TEAM BLUE!!!
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